International Journal of Emergency Services: Volume 12 Issue 2

Editorial

Paresh Wankhade

A systematic review of the factors that contribute towards mental health in the fire service

Lydia Garmon-Jones, Paul Hanna, Mary John

Concerns have been raised regarding the mental health of firefighters. In response to this, existing literature reviews have highlighted the significant role of trauma in…

Building “common knowledge” when responding to major road tunnel incidents: an inter-organisational focus group study

Annika Eklund, Sofia Karlsson, Lina Gyllencreutz

Major incidents in tunnel environment will pose several challenges for the emergency service organisations in terms of heat, visibility and lack of experiences from working in…

Preparedness for chemical, radiologic and nuclear incidents among a sample of emergency physicians' and general practitioners'—a qualitative study

Lina Gyllencreutz, Carl-Pontus Carlsson, Sofia Karlsson, Pia Hedberg

This study describes preparedness of emergency physicians and general practitioners following chemical, radiological and nuclear incidents.

Building sustainable community resilience and business preparedness through stakeholder perspective

Shuaib Ahmed Soomro

The paper aims to examine business and community-based organizations’ efforts to increase engagement in building resilience to violent acts of terrorism in the community…

Determination of health workers' perceptions of the disaster management process and gender inequality: the case of a state hospital in Turkey

Büşra Nur Çoban, Ebru İnal Önal

This study aims to identify levels of gender perception specific to disaster management process and gender-related factors among the health workers employed at Çan State Hospital…

Disaster readiness assessment model using integrated statistical variance and proximity value index

Agung Sutrisno, Cynthia Erlita Virgin Wuisang, Ade Yusupa

The regular occurrence of natural disasters elevates the need for an effective method to measure organizational preparedness in responding to the adverse impact of disasters. In…

Collaborating in a centralized governance mechanism: structure and fragmentation of large-scale response coordination during the 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut in Shenzhen

Xiao Wang

This paper aims to examine a large-scale typhoon response coordination, focusing on the emergency collaborative network (ECN) configuration and structural properties that…

A qualitative analysis of stressors affecting 999 ambulance call handlers' mental health and well-being

Catherine Powell, Beth Fylan, Kathryn Lord, Fiona Bell, Liz Breen

The 999 ambulance call handler is critical in responding to emergency patient treatment; however, the call handlers are often a hidden component of the healthcare workforce and an…

The impact of COVID-19 on first responders in the United States of America

Andrea M. Headley, Christa Remington, Kaila Witkowski, Santina L. Contreras, Nazife Emel Ganapati

This project specifically aims to examine (1) the individual impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on first responders, (2) the organizational impact of COVID-19 on first…